Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Rajahmundry trap basalts of Krishna-Godavari Basin, India

Geochemistry and petrogenesis of Rajahmundry trap basalts of Krishna-Godavari Basin, India

The Rajahmundry Trap Basalts (RTB) are erupted through fault-controlled fissures in the Krishna-Godavari Basin (K-G Basin) of Godavari Triple Junction, occurring as a unique outcrop sandwiched between Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments along the east coast of India. Detailed geochemical studies have...

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Main Authors: C. Manikyamba, Sohini Ganguly, M. Santosh, Abhishek Saha, G. Lakshminarayana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Subjects:
Rajahmundry Trap Basalts (RTB)
Fault-controlled fissures
Fractional crystallization
Enriched mantle source
Plume-lithosphere interaction
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